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It's Called The Dark Ages (Original Post) ItsjustMe Feb 2022 OP
excellent! rurallib Feb 2022 #1
Prayer, the opium of the delusional! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2022 #2
Those are so accurate... Karadeniz Feb 2022 #3
There are many things we don't understand. twodogsbarking Feb 2022 #4
These are so right on. Thanks. Biophilic Feb 2022 #5
The worst invention of humanity Jerry2144 Feb 2022 #6
Powerful. Tommymac Feb 2022 #7
Religion is the oldest, most profitable marketing scam on the planet TeamProg Feb 2022 #8
Arthur C. Clarke: lastlib Feb 2022 #9
Remember old as dirt Mar 2022 #10

Tommymac

(7,334 posts)
7. Powerful.
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:14 PM
Feb 2022

These pretty much explain why I am agnostic.

Humans cheat. Humans hurt others. Humans lie. Humans kill humans.

Humans are generous. Humans are caring. Humans create art. Humans sacrifice for other humans.

Why do I need a god concept to use as a maskirova to hide these simple truths from myself?

 

TeamProg

(6,630 posts)
8. Religion is the oldest, most profitable marketing scam on the planet
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:45 PM
Feb 2022

Religion is the oldest, most profitable marketing scam on the planet - just ask Jim and Tammy-Fay Bakker, Pat Roberston, Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Harold Camping, Jerry Falwell, Gene Scott .. the list is long.

What religious leaders do is sell a product: salvation (which costs absolutely nothing to make) to those looking for answers that science can't entirely explain while the organization grows by assimilating many cultures and traditions to spread, like a virus, through as many cultures as it can. Pure profit !$!$!$!

Martin Luther formed a new church because the Pope was corruptly selling slices of Heaven known as "indulgences". The Pope was on the take from both poor and wealthy supporters - no surprise there. It's called 'Merchandising!"



 

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)
10. Remember
Mon Mar 14, 2022, 04:54 AM
Mar 2022

It was the Catholics who rustled the cattle.

Every family grouping was allotted one cow a week.

What does your atheism teach about cattle rustling?







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